‘Brotherhood’ by Octavio Paz – Questions and Answers(S.A.Q.), Class 11, WBCHSE

1)How does the poet introduce himself in the poem ‘Brotherhood’? [Annual Exam. = 2019]

Ans. The poet introduces himself in the poem ‘Brotherhood’ as a man.

2)In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ what does Octavio Paz mean by ‘Little do I last’? Or. What does the expression ‘Little do I last’ refer to? [Annual Exam. = 2020]

Ans. By the expression ‘Little do I last’ Octavio Paz means that the lifespan of humans is transient.

3)How does the poet express the magnitude of the night in ‘Brotherhood’? [Annual Exam. = 2017]

Ans. The poet expresses the magnitude of the night in ‘Brotherhood’ by calling it enormous.

4) How is the night in Brotherhood’? [Annual Exam. = 2018]

Ans. The night is enormous.

5) Why is the night enormous?

Ans. The night is enormous because it represents the whole universe.

6)What does the poet of ‘Brotherhood’ see when he looks up? [Annual Exam. = 2017]

Ans. The poet of ‘Brotherhood’, Octavio Paz sees the stars that write the destiny of the poet when he looks up.

7)What do the stars write? [Annual Exam. = 2016, 2020]

Ans. The stars write the destiny of man as a part of the universe.

8)What do the stars control in the poem ‘Brotherhood’? [Annual Exam. = 2014]

Ans. The stars control the whole universe including man.

9) ‘Unknowing I understand’ – What does the poet understand? [Annual Exam. = 2014, 2018]

Ans. The poet understands that he was predestined like the other things of the universe.

10)Who spells out the poet’s destiny? [Annual Exam. = 2019]

Or. Who, according to Octavio Paz, writes the destiny of the man? [Annual Exam. = 2015, 2017]

Ans. The almighty god or the reader of the poet spells out the poet’s destiny.

11) What does the title ‘Brotherhood’ suggest?

Ans. The title ‘Brotherhood’ suggests the relationship among every element in the whole universe.

12)Who was Claudius Ptolemy?

Ans. Claudius Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who lived in Rome around 100 AD.

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